Pellet Stove Wall Installation

Set a fireproof pad onto the floor at the desired installation location.

Pellet stove wall installation.

Pellet stoves are ideal for warming smaller rooms or an area of a room. Wood burning and natural gas stoves require a vent pipe that exhausts. For example there must be at least 1 inch of space from the back of the stove to. Typically a pellet stove is installed approximately 1 2 inches from a wall so the vent can travel out the back of the stove and through a rear wall.

Pellet stoves heat with a flame so safety is a major factor when determining the ideal location for installation. Pellet stove vent pipe has a 3 stainless steel interior pipe with an air gap and then a 4 outer pipe of galvanised steel. The vent can travel out the back of the stove through the wall making it inconspicuous if not nearly invisible. Install a code approved non combustible hearth pad for the stove to rest on.

Temporarily attach the vent pipe to the stove then bore a inch pilot hole through the exterior house wall. Place the pellet stove on top of the floor pad making sure to maintain the proper clearances from combustible surfaces. A pellet stove is typically installed just 1 to 2 inches away from a rear wall but you can install it farther out if you like. As you can see in the professional pellet stove installation video above pellet stove vent pipe resembles gas stove flue pipe more than a wood stoves chimney.